Every once in awhile I get this Really painful sharp pain in my leg located I guess on my calf! It feels like a charlie horse. I think its when i stretch at night. All of the sudden...I get this pain! I start crying. When I touch the spot it hurts it feels caved in! Whats wrong with me why is it doing that??? It's the most painful thing in the world! Then the next morning its really sore and i can barely walk on it!
2007-02-23 04:34:04 · 6 answers · asked by heathercgillette 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
i have them too Its called cramp and is caused by many differnt things. here is a site that tells a little about them
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/night-leg-cramps/AN00499
2007-02-23 04:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will not be able to get to this yourself at first (recoiling factor)
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses (almost immediate relief) or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-02-26 14:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have a low blood calcium level. I get these cramps when my calcium intake is not high enough. My mother also gets these cramps when she exercises vigorously and has been dealing with this for a while. After she exercises for a certain amount of time at a certain level of effort she goes to the doctor and they take her blood to test the levels of calcium. They discovered that hers was really really low, so she takes extra supplements now, and has no problem.
If you wake up at night in pain (which is when I usually get mine - and it is usually accompanied by me shouting the F-word because it hurts so bad) the best thing you can do is to work out the cramp. Point and release your toes and use your thumbs to massage it down. I have been able to fight them off, and as a result I have a lot less pain in the morning. Be aware that it will hurt a lot when you are massaging the cramp and pointing your toes will be really hard to do, but it will convince your muscle to let go and it should be better. My ex-husband used to have the same thing happen to him, and he was afraid to massage it, but once he took my advice it was waaay better! Good luck!
2007-02-23 05:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by sarcasticlady06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like either a pinched nerve, or as the lady said, it could be restless leg syndrome. i have rls, and mine is characterized by leg pains, the feeling that the only relief i can get from the pain is to get up and walk around. it feels like u've got thousands of lil stick pins jabbing ur muscle. my doc put me on muscle relaxers after my diagnosis, and it had helped tremendously. another thing that helped b4 i got diagnosed was hot baths. there are bath salts in the homeopathic isle at wal-mart that are wonderful for stress and strain on ur muscles. u might wanna check it out. if it doesn't clear up, call ur doc. Good luck, and i hope u feel better soon!! oh. p.s., if it is rls, i find walking about four hours b4 i go to bed helps tremendously.
2007-02-23 04:44:57 · answer #4 · answered by kelleygaither2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could have restless leg sydome and you need to go to the doctors and get check out this cause serval pain in the legs and it could be a blood cluck in your leg and it can be very serious
2007-02-23 04:38:41 · answer #5 · answered by crystal w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it a cramp? if it is...you're not getting enough water/electrolyes in your daily regimen....
2007-02-23 04:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by dlancelot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋